Chinese–English

马后炮

mǎ hòu pào · ma hou pao

Traditional 馬後炮 / 馬後砲

HSK 7–9

Meaning

CC-CEDICT

mǎ hòu pào 馬後炮

  1. lit. firing after the horse
  2. fig. belated action
  3. giving advice in hindsight

mǎ hòu pào 馬後砲

  1. lit. firing after the horse
  2. fig. belated action
  3. giving advice in hindsight
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